where can a girl drink alone in manhattan?
i'm looking for a low key place where i can go after work and have a drink - by myself - and not worry about being hit on...
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13 Comments:
I say bring a book and plan to send 'em packing - I love Barcibo on 69th and Bway. Bar Jamon is also busy enough that you will get left alone. Or you could just score yourself a fabulous gay bar with as old a crowd as you can find. The Townhouse on E. 58th?
Phoebe Damrosch at 12:55AM on 06/01/07
What neighborhood? Manhattan is a big place!
charm city cupcake at 9:26AM on 06/01/07
If you're downtown, Hudson Bar and Books. Uptown, Lexington Bar and Books. I find the uptown one is better for solo drinking. Sometimes the sceney folks in the Meatpacking District spill over into the Hudson location, leaving you an open target for cheesy, drunk and/or annoying men.
strozzapreti at 11:40AM on 06/01/07
What kind of bar do you like? Thirteen-dollar girltinis or two-for-one happy hour? Locals or afterwork crowd? Decor, if any? My favorite bar doesn't even own a blender...
Barbara Hanson at 12:32PM on 06/01/07
great question....i'm always wondering the same thing! i've tried before and won't be left alone unless i'm on my cell phone, which feels really tacky.
ceforrester at 12:36PM on 06/01/07
amen sister. does such a bar exist? i'm partial to the dingdong lounge on columbus and 106 but mostly for its convenience, cheapness and the total characters/locals that hangout there. definitely don't go to the old town bar if you want to be left alone!
Lexie at 2:06PM on 06/01/07
im up in monringside but am frequently downtown (w village) so the location doesnt matter all that much, especially if i find a good place. and im not really into the 15 dollar cosmos. more like a beer or a glass of wine - or if im feeling special enough, a martini. and more of a local, neighborhood crowd/feel. thanks for the help + ideas!
ailleacht.firinne at 2:47PM on 06/01/07
ding dong is in morningside. as is the abbey pub. night cafe is fun. note people will talk to you at these places, not necessarily hit on you. especially in a neighborhood bar. especially considering how much this 'hood has changed in 10 years; but you will always find the local character (or 5) at these spots.
Lexie at 5:11PM on 06/01/07
my suggestion would be to find a neighborhood bar near your apartment (whether or not it's in manhattan). people might be more likely to recognize you as a local just looking to relax and not be bothered.
j at 5:16PM on 06/01/07
I really like Lederhosen on Grove Street. The bar is small and the people who go there are mostly locals or already in groups and likely to leave you alone. In general when I want a drink and I'm alone, I go to a restaurant with a bar. People in the restaurant tend to be there on another mission, e.g. dinner at the bar or to meet someone else. I like the bar at Artisanal, especially.
KCMaspeth at 9:50AM on 06/02/07
Milk & Honey actually has a rule that reads:
Gentlemen will not introduce themselves to ladies.
Ladies, feel free to start a conversation or ask the bartender to introduce you. If a man you don't know speaks to you, please lift your chin slightly and ignore him.
Of course, they have the membership requirements for the end of the week, so unless you want to fork over a ton of cash for a membership, you'd be limited to the early part of the week.
Dan Dickinson at 7:21AM on 06/04/07
Pegu Club, which is a classy mixologist's type of bar that is owned by a female cocktail mixing expert, Audrey Saunders:
http://www.peguclub.com/flash/
jperlow at 11:36AM on 06/04/07
almost any bar bar in manhattan (no clubs/serious lounges/patron factories) is fine under the right circumstances, so my advice is to just walk around and give it a shot. when i want to go garbo -- which is often -- i often go early both in time and in the week. it should also be pretty bright so you can whip out that book you have, if you need or want to.
but when it comes down to it, it's all in your attitude while at ANY place. if you look like you're happy on your own, you won't be bothered. don't cower and look like you're thinking, "dear god, i'm alone!", which many women do, and then they complain that they're getting hit on by putzes . . .
chinatown at 2:42PM on 06/04/07